Also known as Tulsi Mala, Tulsi Japa Beads are used around the world for mantra meditation. They are kept in special bead bags that you put the beads in, along with your hand. You then go around the beads, chanting 1 Hare Krishna maha mantra on each bead, until you finish a ’round’. It is a common Vaishnava discipline to chant 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra every day.